Division-board support



Patented July 10, 1 928."

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. ALBERT M. mm; orisrrrrnvionn, MARYLAND, nssienon,BY'MEsnnnssienMENTs;' i "r GRAND n'Arrns s'roRE EQU PMENTCGRPORATIOAL'OE ennui) RAPIDS, MICHI- DIVISION-IBQARD surronr. f

Application iea'september 5,1924..- Serial m. 736,193. Y 1

This invention is a device for supporting the endof a division board, ofthe type em-,

device being constructed to have slidable en-.

gagemeritQwith a division wall. AQfurther,

vice so constructed that when the division board is in place, saiddevice 1s completely a drawer having the invention appliedthereconcealed from view, and there are no ex posed parts which mightcatch or injure fine fabrics, while they are. being placed into orremoved from the compartments of the drawer.

The invention will be fully set forth and- I stood, of course, that twoof the supporting particularly pointed out in the claims. I In theaccompanying draw1 ngs:

F igure 1 1s a perspective View illustrating the use of the invention.Figure 3 is a perspective vlew of the supporting device.

' Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4,

Figure 3. Figure his a perspective view of a slight modlfication. I

Referring to the drawing, 10 designates a drawer or other receptacleprovided with the device, but atright angles to -the. plane.

side and end wallsll and 10 respectively, and divided into compartments12, by means of division boards 13. v V The division boards are held inplace by. suitable supporting devices the form of which as illustratedin Figures 2, 3, and 4,

consists of a strip of'metal, the middle por 'tion'ofwhich is bentback'upon itself to form a middle guide portion 15. Contiguous to theends of the body of the device, the material is flattened as indicatedat 16, to provide bearing portions .lying in approximately the sameplane as the rear edge of Figure 2 is an enlarged detail sectional H ofthe guide portion, The extremities of i I the bearing portions v 16 arebent overat rightangles, and shaped to provide prongs 17, capable ofbeingdriven into the wood constituting the side or end walls of thedrawer, or into the surfaceof apart tion, as

the case maybe. The bearing portions 16 prov de suflicient surfacetoprevent, turning of the support whenin use.

portion -1 5,"a'nd :that the prongs 17; he in. planes at rightangles.to. the QbearingporT tions, and alsoat;v right angles to the guideportion. "Thedivision boards are provided with grooves19 inftheirendedges, tore ceive the gaid 'pbaipn 15.1

In practice, the prongs 17 are so disposed that their planeswill'normally lie parallel with the grain of the Wood of the wall intowhich they are to-be driven. The devices may be readily secured in anydesired position by driving the prongs 17 into the se-' lectedsupportingsurface. It is to be underdevices will be provided'for each division so,that the groovedends of the division board may be engaged therewith ordisen-- gaged therefrom by a sliding movement...

In the modification illustrated in Figure 5 the body of the support ismade of flat .shect metal 20, having punched out guide portions 21, andprovided with attachingu prongs 22. This device isusedin, identis callythe same manner as that illustrated in;

the form previously described except that the punched out portions serveas the guide means to engage the groove portion l8of the division board,and the rear face of the strip between the protubera'nces21, constitutebearing portions. 7

The advantages of the invention will be" readily understood by-thoseskilled inthe art :to which it-belongs. or instance, it is obviousthatthe supporting devices maybe driven'into the wood at any desired:point.

all thatis necessary isto pry the prongs out of engagement and to drivethem in at the new or selected position. An important advantage is thatwhen the device is in use it is completely concealed by the divisionboard, so that there are no projecting portions whatever, which maycatch into line fabrics which may be stored into the compartments. 1 s 7Another advantage is that the prongs are so positioned that they willlie with the grain of the wood into which they are driven, and tendencyto split the Vwood is 7 thereby materially reduced.

Having thus explained the nature of the invention and described anoperative manner of constructing and using the same,

strip provided with a portion intermediate between its ends bent backupon itself to form a guide, said strip also having rearwardly projectedapproximately parallel attaching prongs at its ends, and widened bearingportions contiguous to the ends of said bent back portions. V

3. A division board support comprising a strip of metal provided with aportion intermediate between its ends bent back upon itself to form aguide, the ends of said strip being widened with respect to the guide toprovide relatively wide fiat bearing portions, the end extremities ofthe strip being provided with rearwardly projected approximatelyparallel penetrating prongs.

i. A division board support comprising a body provided with a guideportion inter- Inediate between its ends and laterally disposed bearingportions at the ends in a plane at right angles to the guide portion,said bearing portions, having prongs arranged in planes at right anglesto the plane of the main parts of the bearing portions, and also atright angles to the plane'of the guide portion.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ALBERT WOLTZ

